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Mendeley Citation Guide

This guide of 3 short videos will help you get started using Mendeley in your papers.

Importing Citations into Mendeley

Add citations to your Mendeley Library in any of the following ways:

  1. Drag-and-drop article PDF into Library. (Mendeley.com or Reference Manager)
  2. Download the Mendeley Web Importer browser extension.
  3. Use direct database citation export tools (available in ScienceDirect and Scopus).
  4. Download individual citations in .ris format and upload to your Library (use this in WISE, EBSCOhost, and other databases).

 

  1. Drag-and-drop article PDF into Library. (Mendeley.com or Reference Manager)

 

 

  1. Download the Mendeley Web Importer browser extension (using the Reference Manager app).

 

 

 

3. Use direct database citation export tools (available in ScienceDirect and Scopus).

NOTE: If you are not signed in to Mendeley on your browser, Scopus will allow you to do so after selecting Export -> Mendeley

 

 

 

4. Download individual citations in .ris format and upload to your Library (use this in WISE, EBSCOhost, and other databases).